Freer markets needed for biofuels
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
7 June 2007 | EN
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Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
7 June 2007 | EN
Jeffrey McNeely says proponents of biofuels need to take greater account of their environmental impacts and use science to make them more efficient.
Source: BBC Online
Guilio Volpi argues that Brazil's policy of promoting biofuels risks increasing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: The Guardian
22 March 2006 | EN
Land use is not given the recognition it deserves as a key driver of regional climate change, Roger Pielke Sr. argues.
Source: Science
9 December 2005 | EN
Carbon emissions trading would not be an effective way of halting deforestation of the Amazon rainforest; using Brazil’s existing fiscal measures for conservation may hold more promise says Emily Boyd.